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"I am not a fatalist, however. For in my time, I have witnessed breathtaking creation emerge from appalling destruction. Art and war are inevitable, yes, but they are also forges that can temper souls unlike any other. The worst of us is required to draw out the best of us."

"The Rebel Alliance was perennially underequipped to battle the Empire. Its meager resources could in no way compare to the vast might of the Imperial war machine. But to the Rebellion, a well-crafted message of hope and defiance could mean more than ten thousand blaster rifles, a thousand starfighters, or a hundred capital ships. The Galactic Civil War was not a battle for territory. It was a struggle for the hearts and minds of the galaxy. The war artist was the Rebel Alliance's superweapon."

During his exile, Janyor came to create propaganda supporting the burgeoning Alliance to Restore the Republic, whose meager resources were no match for those of the Galactic Empire. Instead, they relied upon well-crafted messages of hope and defiance to win over the galaxy's hearts and minds. In the rickety Alliance government that arose in the wake of the Galactic Civil War, he ascended to the rank of Propaganda Bureau Chief, working with a small team of ostracized illustrators, beleaguered journalists, and other such individuals to craft messages meant to explain to the citizenry of the galaxy the "true" state of the Empire. Although they were meant to counter lies being circulated by Imperial propaganda, the group was ultimately forced to create lies of its own to tip back the scales and hope that somewhere in the balance a truth could be found.[1]

Sabine Wren, a Mandalorian artist who fought in the early rebellion against the Empire, credited Janyor as a major influence for her artwork[2] and desired to recreate one of his canvases as a moss painting.[5] Janyor himself came to support the movement and began creating propaganda supporting rebellion against the Empire.[1]